Shape Pattern Worksheet for Preschoolers
This worksheet asks children ages 3-5 to study a repeating sequence of shapes and continue the pattern by drawing the shape that logically comes next in each row. Extending a pattern rather than just identifying one requires a bit more reasoning than simple recognition, since children must hold the rule in mind and apply it to produce a new correct answer rather than choosing from options.
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Month 10: Learning & Development | Ages Up to 4
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Curriculum
- Patterns > Patterns
How to use this worksheet
Look at one row of shapes at a time and name each shape aloud together, paying attention to the order in which they repeat. Ask your child what shape should logically come next, then have them draw that shape in the empty space in the table. Check each answer together before moving to the next row, since an early mistake in identifying the pattern will throw off the rest of that row.
Materials needed
- Pencil
- Crayons
Extension activities
- 1Create your own shape patterns on paper using different combinations and have your child extend them.
- 2Use the cut-out shapes from another worksheet or craft box to physically build and extend a pattern.
- 3Make a pattern using household objects, like alternating spoons and forks, and ask your child to continue it.
- 4Draw a pattern using colors instead of shapes and see if your child can apply the same reasoning.
Written by
Hemsweta Jain · Teacher Cheena
MBA and Early Childhood Educator, teaching since 2014 · Founder of RaisoActive, Mumbai
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